#please be nice....🙏

[teruwasright]

I almost 100% agree with this lmao tho I wanna say I feel like it's unfair to Teru and Akane's relationship (platonic or romantic) to use such an out dated panel of them to it feels like describe there dynamic- they've grown a LOT since those chps and tho yes it did happen they've both had a lot of character development since then and i feel it's un fair- tho I get the use for this argument 100% but Teru HAS put his safety in danger for Akane (cannonly-) on multiple occasions tho Teru would definitely choose his siblings in a heartbeat he HAS protected him and show care to him and his safety it's just not as noticeable as hmm say Kou and mitsuba? Were Kou would say out right he would protect mitsuba but Teru wouldn't- that's just how he is- he never says he cares out loud (at least not very often)

Idk I'm just sharing my thoughts- I agree with you tho- people are hypocrites when it comes to this and it also makes me mad- especially with HanaNene......seriously I feel like there the perfect example of a toxic relationship- Hanako basically does whatever he wants without Nene consent and when he's confronted he acts innocent- he's manipulative, he gaslights her, literally assaults her and doesn't ask for her input OR what she wants and it's so sad that you can SEE the effects of this on her-

I used to not like Aoikane but it's grown on me but even when I didn't like it I wouldn't have said it was abusive- seriously I really don't think people even know what "abusive" means- thay just toss the word around without knowing what it means- Aoikane is toxic in ways yes but Akane would never PURPOSELY HURT HER- I just could NEVER see Akane doing that to the woman he says he loves- and the situation you're referring to is so hyper specific that I don't think "abuse" even applys- like you said Aoi's literally trying to KILL HERSELF- OFC AKANE ISN'T GONNA BE THINKING CLEARLY HE'S BOTH WOUNDED AND PROBABLY SCARED- the woman he LOVES IS TRYING TO KILL HERSELF HOW TF DO YOU WANT HIM TO ACT?!- seriously i-

Sorry for the rant- I ramble easily lmao when it comes to Terukane IM NOT TRYING TO ATTACK AND NITPICK- I was just shearing my thoughts and honesty just brain vomiting- TwT

I loved your post and I think you said it perfectly ✨️

People who say Akane is “abusive” to Aoi because of this panel and then ship Terukane are so hypocritical.

First of all, Aoi was literally trying to kill herself.

How are people not seeing this? He wasn’t trying to hurt her he was trying to get her attention and convince her not to sacrifice herself. If this was real life should he have grabbed her? No. But in terms of “abuse” this is far from the worst in tbhk. Hanako forces Yashiro to clean the bathrooms, has tried to look under her skirt, and also tried to trap her in a fake world? And you think Aoikane is the most toxic ship?

Not saying you can’t ship Hananene but if you call that a healthy relationship and then hate on Aoikane you’re being so hypocritical. Yes the characters aren’t perfect and there are problems on both Akane’s and Aoi’s side, but it’s a fictional manga of course there are some problems. Also it is no problem is you simply don’t like the ship, but saying that people who do like it support abuse is just??? So wrong??? Also people often mischaracterize Terukane as this relationship where Akane is everything to Teru and Teru would die to save Akane, but that is Teru’s relationship with his siblings NOT Akane. He has literally attacked Akane for not telling him what books he reads?

HE ALSO REGULARLY TIES HIM UP???

And don’t get me wrong I love Terukane but saying that it’s “healthier than Aoikane” is far from the truth and is referring to their fanon relationship and not canon.

ALSO DISCLAIMER THIS IS NOT MEANT TO ATTACK ANYONE THIS IS JUST MY OPINION!!

[what-am-i-doing-in-this-fandom]

It might be a little while before I actually get the comic out, so here's a small title card for it or something to hold you over‼️

My post where I mentioned this!!!

[egophiliac]

NEW BIRTHDAY THEME IS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

BIRTHDAY SLUMBER PARTY, HERE WE COME

I think the theme is more loungewear than straight-up pajamas, but hey, I'm not complaining! (and -- look, we still have the groovies, I'm not giving up hope for animal kigurumi until I gotta)

[plateofpie]

Du hast es nicht vergessen, oder?

[holyyaparoni]

I honestly imagine yuta in a no curses AU, absolutely HATING geto’s guts, like he was there when stsg broke up so like he saw how devastated gojo got when geto left and that too in front of a kfc so he holds resentment towards him and when they eventually do get back together and that too with like minimal efforts or apologies from geto, yuta will try his best to break them up and always ruining their dates and cockblocking them 😭😭😭

[androdetective]

As a poc, I have a complicated relationship to vbros. On one hand, the world is really immersive and the characters can be really great, on the other hand it is a very white show and has a racism problem. Many of the white characters have done racist things when characters have gotten punished or killed for less. There's also barely any side characters of color. And even then, many jokes get made at them regarding their races, because they're not seen as the norm. Also because it's an adult swim show made by white guys.

Off the top of my head, there are 4 side characters of color (Orpheus, Jefferson, Kano, and Dr Z). If we want to be generous, we could include Al. Maybe even Triana with her being biracial, albeit entirely passing as white. Even with those characters, Orpheus became whitewashed over the years.

However, ironically enough, he's the best written character of color. He's a very nice, multifaceted character. He's even become a fan favorite. He's also had no racist comments made towards him in the show. Which was a pleasant surprise. Especially since he lived on the compound with Rusty of all people. As happy as I am with that, it feels off because why did they spare only him but not others? I'm not sure if his race was ever figured out as the writers. It never got brought up, unlike other characters. I won't lie, that gives me a feeling they didn't write him as a brown man in mind. If they did write him with that in mind, he probably would've been written worse. It feels like they could only relate to him and made his character good by thinking he's white like them. Hell, they even projected their weird breakup feelings onto him.

With Jefferson, his character is a mixed bag. He's a cool character and very capable. He's a solid character, all things considered. It's just that he gets racist jokes thrown his way. And just, the show has one black side character, and they can't even act right. Why is racism, the hatred and otherness of one's entire existence, so funny. I noticed that each episode except one that he was in had at least one antiblack joke. That's an insane ratio. The worst joke was in the Halloween episode, where he was at the party. They specifically made his character open the door to a side character, red mantle, doing blackface. It was to make a shitty reference to some niche movie and just oh my god, can you stop being shitty white nerds for a second? People who think shit like this is funny makes me want to project years of racial trauma into their brains so that they could finally Get It. Again, this is the best black character they have, but they to make him go through cheap antiblack jokes.

At least with Kano and Dr Z their skin tones stopped being yellow. The other times we see characters of color are when they're background characters. They're either there to make a scene feel full or they're labor workers. The worst is when they were what I'd describe as background antagonists. One-off antagonists that aren't really villain villains. Moreso regular criminals. These tend to be depicted as black and latino. This was more common in early seasons and stopped happening over time. Which obviously great albeit bare fucking minimum, still doesn't change that it happened.

For a world that critiques the old mentalities from previous generations and even specifically denounces generational toxic masculinity. They don't say shit about the blatant racism of the Johnny Quest times they parody. And the times they try to, it's just showing racism and doing nothing about it. Princess Tinyfeet is the worst example of this. She's a blatant racial stereotype. Who for whatever reason, used to be married to Sgt Hatred, an American soldier. And Sgt Hatred is a whole can of worms.

With Dr Z who was apart of the Quest era, at least they tried to give him a character. The thing I will say is that he's voiced by a white guy (Publick) doing a stereotypical vaguely Eastern Asian accent. Something I wished when watching the show was for Dr Z to mention the old racist era he lived through, and maybe even how the present is still rough. The toxic masculinity of the era got mentioned, so why not that too. It would've been so obvious too.

I won't lie, a part of me is glad they didn't try to handle the racism because it would've been a horrible train wreck. I can get why they didn't delve too into it, they're white after all. I just wish there were more poc in the team and sensitivity writers because they were desperately needed. But for a show that can't even handle white women, I'm not surprised they can't handle people of color. For a show whose best thing they were able to tackle was toxic masculinity, I find it ironic how misogynistic they still were. Like quick, why were the side effects of misogyny that affect you 🫵 handled the best.

The thing is, if they did try to critique the racism, they'd alienate the audience, and it'd also be strangely hypocritical of them. Venture Bros'/Adult Swim's main audience is white cishet men. The ones least affected by bigotry. They're able to laugh at bigoted jokes, and they're the most marketable people. White guys will appeal to other white guys. In the early 2000s, white creators were able to get away with much more. Not because it was alright but because it was easier for them to shut down minorities calling them out. Despite how "normal" it was, that doesn't change how that fed into a very toxic, bigoted culture. Despite today still being hellish for minorities, it was even worse just a couple of years ago.

Venture Bros obviously did not invent racism/bigotry. The show is very much a product of their time and environment. And whenever I think about that, it feels draining. Especially having had to live through the 2000s. The show can be amazing when it wants to be. There's so much potential and a lot of charm and character. I really enjoy it, and that's why I'm so critical of it. Not only because I want it to be better but because I want something better for fans of color. We barely get anything, and the least we should get are characters that look like us and are respected. Just like their white counterparts. It's like, how am I supposed to feel when Sgt Hatred gets redeemed and made a main character before we got a character of color that didn't face racist jokes/got whitewashed. Or even before we got a female character whose existence didn't hinge on their relationship to a man. Obviously, the show doesn't hate people of color. They've tried to better over time, which again great. But it barely felt like they respected poc enough.

With the movie, despite its own problems (not helped by Adult Swim screwing them over), you could tell they were trying. And it was really appreciated. Jefferson had a big spotlight, and there weren't jokes against him. We even got to know a bit more about him. It was genuinely his best. Ignoring Orpheus still looking like he's in a perpetual state of winter, that aspect of the movie was alright.

I'm very glad to see fans who are critical of these aspects. It makes me more happy seeing them vouch for poc. However, there's still a large majority that ignores or even excuses the racism. Unsurprisingly, these tend to be the white dude bro fans. But I've seen even the more liberal fans excuse/ignore stuff. The fanbase is very white, just like a lot of other fanbases. I can get why a supportive white person feels they wouldn't be best to call out the show's shit. I just wish they'd mention it more with a simple "oh there's xyz in this episode and it wasn't alright." Something as simple as that carries a lot of power in very white environments. Also, of course, uplift other fans of color, especially when they talk about or face racism. Things as simple as that make me breathe sighs of relief. It personally encourages me to interact with communities more.

I'm unsure of how to close this off. This feels like a topic you could talk about all day. All I wish is for things to be better, you know? Hopefully this all makes sense. I just wrote shit off the top of my head. I'd love to hear thoughts expanding or adding on to stuff. Really hope this reaches the right people

[fishystew]

they were in little league together

[blaiddraws]

been thinking of doing $5 (USD) ko-fi comms! $5 for a head/bust shot, +$3 for color, +$3 for an additional character. all you gotta do is drop by my ko-fi, send in a payment with a request*! feel free to dm me if you'd like to keep it private 👍

*same rules from my regular comms apply here as well; no shipping or suggestive, and i reserve the right to refuse something if i feel like it. I will contact you and we will discuss alternate requests you may have.

if you want to discuss with me Before you send money, that is perfectly acceptable, but i will only start drawing once the money is received

[veveisveryuncool]

me on my knees begging for a tails and nine interaction in season 3 🙏🙏🙏

take to the skies, forgotten fox boy <3

[pichirobi]

*passes everyone a "hard to swallow" pill bottle* i understand that dan and phil are highkey delighted by rpf fan content, but they have also expressed discomfort with conspiracy theories, speculation, and when fans have convinced themselves of a fake reality only to be disappointed when their headcanons don't come true.

not every joke about gay sex should be taken as a fact of their sex life. not every reference to the concept of marriage should be more ground for you to stand on at phwedding hill. not every improvised response to a tour pre-show question should be hyper-analyzed to have greater meaning about their affection for each other. dan and phil choose to not label themselves as boyfriends; we should not, with complete seriousness, convince ourselves that they are boyfriends.

we should not anticipate a "hard launch"—truthfully i hope they never ever make public the details of their relationship. they have already given us the knowledge that they are real best friends, companions through life, actual soulmates. and as a long-term phannie, this knowledge is more than we deserve!

continue making this community fun with ship art and gifs of heart eyes howell and fic events, but remember that we are now in a position to do so freely because of the boundaries dan and phil have set in place. we know that dan developed an ounce of bitterness towards intensive shippers who invaded their privacy and distorted reality. let's avoid another "that week in march" craze when we engage with the crumbs they feed us roombas. let's make sure we don't take their forgiveness for granted!

[akqrus]

Would I seem crazy when I say that Emilie closing the cabinet was symbolizing smth?? Like uh maybe her knowing that she's at the end and every door or opportunity for her to be cured is blocked. That she has no hope anymore, or that she has given up on believing she'll be cured? Maybe symbolizing that her death will cause the family's downfall and breaking up...

Bc what made Gabriel become Papillon?? EMILIE. What made Gabriel become more distant, colder, and stricter on Adrien? EMILIE. What caused his death? EMILIE.

HER LEAVING RUINED EVERYTHING AND LITERALLY MADE THE WHOLE PLOT BY JUST DYING.

[dseval]

I had this huge, ambitious plan two weeks ago that I am going to create designs for genderbend versions of Nightmare's Gang (+Cross), was halfway through Killer's then I just forgot I had the ambition in the first place LMAO im sorry

Anyway, forget I have plans. Here are small concept doodles of Fem Horror and Fem Dust.

My focus is actually asking the question "If they were girls, what would they wear?" And then answering them. Simply to avoid having to draw ecto bodies. (And to avoid using the 'simply add boobs to genderbend a character' hack)

Bonuses, since, well, I did drew headshots for these two, these kinda date back to a month ago though (I actually hate the designs rn, either way...)

[ @unlikelyluxbeloved this is for you fam ✊✊]

Horror Sans by SourAppleStudios (and the very briefly mentioned Farm Sans by Guinongtale_AU)

Dust Sans by Ask-Dusttale

Killer Sans by Rahafwabas

Cross Sans by Jakei

[mwagneto]

legit shaking crying i can't believe they're gay for real like they're gay for REAL like after all these years they're literally gay canonically like they kissed on screen on the mouth coz they're gay. like that really happened and there's no taking it back they're canonically gay in that scene and in every other scene also. when they're hanging out they're doing it gayly. when they're calling each other up they're doing it gayly. when they dress like that and act like that it's coz they're gay when crowley's trying to get aziraphale to run away with him it's coz he's in gay love and when aziraphale continuously puts himself in situations where crowley can feel useful it's coz he's in gay love literally everything they do is coz of gay love!!!!!! and that's mine forever!!!!!!!!! after i waited like half my life for it!!!!!!!!!!! oh my fucking god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[himejoshiangels]

Hi steph hiiii cutiee

[dillybilly]

I just have a bunch of screenshots from Dressrosa that gives the vibes of Kin’emon and Kanjuro just showing off Usopp like they’re his devoted followers or he’s their son they’re very proud of.

He just kinda seamlessly blends in with them.

[myokk]

Imelda x Poppy🥹💓